Food Prices: Hunger Strikes
As the sun sets over Nairobi's sprawling Kibera slum, a sweet smell wafts through a small house where Malahasen Juma is cooking dinner for her eight children: a handful of onions, chopped and tossed into a pot of steaming maize porridge and leftover vegetables. Until recently Juma would spice up suppers with beef or fish stews. But not now. "Everything is more expensive," she says. "The children need milk, but I cannot afford that. Meat is a luxury now, not a necessity. We are just living at God's mercy."
Nations:India Somalia Uganda Myanmar China Niger People:Ban Ki-moon Robert Zoellick George W. Bush Activities:Global Food Crisis Source:(Time)
2008-06-11
World population to reach 9.2B in 2050
The world's population will likely reach 9.2 billion in 2050, with virtually all new growth occurring in the developing world, a U.N. report said Tuesday.
Nations:Guinea Niger Afghanistan Congo Burundi Uganda
2007-03-13
German cat gets H5N1 bird flu, virus spreads
Germany reported the first known case in Europe of H5N1 bird flu infecting a cat, a worrying development as the virus sweeps past hastily erected protective measures in large parts of the world.
Nations:Niger Iraq Bosnia Nigeria Turkey Cambodia Activities:Bird Flu Crisis
2006-02-28
Bird Flu Spreads to Third African Country
The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was confirmed Monday in birds in a third African country, deepening experts' fears that the disease may be far more widespread than reported on the continent.
Nations:Chad Niger Cameroon Nigeria Egypt Activities:Bird Flu Crisis
2006-02-27
Deadly Bird Flu Strain Confirmed in Niger
Niger has become the second African country with confirmed cases of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, a lab official said Monday.
Nations:Niger Activities:Bird Flu Crisis
2006-02-27
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